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25 Odia migrant labourers stuck in Karnataka brick kiln, seek govt help to return home
25 Odia migrant labourers stuck in Karnataka brick kiln, seek govt help to return home

As many as 25 migrant labourers from Odisha, who had gone to work in Karnataka and got stranded there, have requested the state government to rescue them. 

  • Saturday, 09 December 2023
Aging Population
Aging Odisha! Experts worry about rising young-old gap, bat for policies to tackle demographic challenges

The State is passing through a phase of rapid demographic transition. It is not only determined by the size of the population and growth rate, but by the composition and distribution of the population accompanied by changes in behaviours and aspirations of the people.

  • Friday, 08 December 2023
Man arrested for ‘raping’ minor girl in Odisha’s Dasapalla
Man arrested for ‘raping’ minor girl in Odisha’s Dasapalla

Biswanath, a daily wager, fell in love with the 14-year-old girl at a fair in Dasapalla. After having a relationship with the minor girl, he brought her home on the promise of marriage and kept her at home for ten months before driving her out. 

  • Thursday, 07 December 2023
Jawan attacked by miscreants in Odisha, succumbs
Jawan attacked by miscreants in Odisha, succumbs

An Indian Army jawan, who was attacked by a group of miscreants allegedly over previous enmity died while undergoing treatment.

  • Thursday, 07 December 2023
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
'Wearing denim won’t make a leader': Soumya Patnaik takes fresh dig at BJD over students’ union polls

Addressing the public at Shiali Bali Yatra in Jagatsinghpur’s Ersama block, the former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader took a veiled attack on the BJD. Patnaik said he was ousted from the party because he dared to say the truth.

  • Thursday, 07 December 2023
Odisha Police STF
Odisha STF arrests one more accused in inter-state mule bank account racket

The accused has been identified as Samim Islam from Gudhia village under Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

  • Thursday, 07 December 2023
Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka
MP Saptagiri Ulaka raises Sewa Papermill issue in Lok Sabha, demands payment of arrears & EPF to workers

Speaking in the zero hour, the Congress MP from Koraput alleged non-cooperation and harassment by the papermill management. He alleged the company is not complying with all the relevant labour laws withholding the salaries and retirement benefits, insurance money and PF money of the employees.

  • Thursday, 07 December 2023
Cash Seized During I-T Raid In Odisha
Big cash haul: I-T raids on liquor makers unearth Rs 150 cr in Odisha, crackdowns continue for Day 2

The massive I-T raids on multiple divisions of Boudh Distilleries Private Limited, a company manufacturing liquor, are underway for the second day on Thursday.

  • Thursday, 07 December 2023
Rs 220-cr cocaine seized at Paradip port produced at Kujang ADJ court
Rs 220-cr cocaine seized at Paradip port produced at Kujang ADJ court

Documents related to cocaine seizure were submitted to the court while the seized contraband has been kept in the court amid tight security.

  • Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Deceased Benudhar Mondal
Odisha youth performing father's last rites dies after tree branch falls on him

As per reports, Benudhar and his family had taken the body of his father Laxman to the funeral ground following his death due to illness. However, during the last rites, a big branch of a tree fell on Benudhar’s head owing to incessant rains from last night.

  • Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Nandankanan Zoo
Yellow Anaconda dies at Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar

It was among 10 anacondas kept in the enclosure number 46 at the zoo. Now, nine anacondas remain in the zoo following the death of this one.

  • Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Cocaine Seized From Cargo Ship
Cocaine seized at Paradip port to be sent to lab to ascertain chemical composition

The customs officials are claiming to have received important information after questioning the crew members of the ship.

  • Tuesday, 05 December 2023
BJP Leader Irasis Acharya
BJP Lashes Out at Odisha Govt Over NCRB Report, Ambabhona Police Station Vandalism

Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, BJP leader Irasis Acharya said, “Odisha has recorded a nearly two-fold increase in violent crimes in 2022. While almost 22244 cases of violent crimes were registered in 2021, the number rose to 40566 in 2022."

  • Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Cocaine Packets Recovered From Cargo Ship In Paradip
Cocaine worth Rs 220 crore seized from ship in Odisha's Paradip

As per reports, the ship arrived at Paradip from Indonesia’s Gresik port and was scheduled to depart for Denmark carrying steel plates from Odisha.

  • Friday, 01 December 2023
Woman's body awaits cremation for 30 hrs as two sons fight over death in Balasore
Woman's body awaits cremation for 30 hrs as two sons fight over death in Balasore

A quarrel broke out between two brothers as one of the siblings accused the other of killing their mother.

  • Wednesday, 29 November 2023
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